CHI75FEK31

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Mt Vernon, OH · June 22, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1975
Place
Mt Vernon, OH · MT VERNON, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3809PPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750622019779A
Case key
149521

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1815  75/6/22    MT VERNON,OH        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2305                    N3809P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 57, 2526 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1450 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOX CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOUNGSTOWN,OH               ANDERSON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- BKN EX VALVE ON NR 3 CYL.CRASH LNDD IN TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N3809P
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Knox Co

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Other investigations on N3809P · 1

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